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Oil spill reaches San Juan
In the past week, a six-inch diameter transfer line northwest of Montezuma Creek began leaking crude oil and produced water into Bucket Wash. The wash, which is usually dry, was flowing with snowme...
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Whitehorse and Monument Valley girls conclude successful basketball seasons
The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team hasn’t experienced much recent success at the annual 1A state tournament in Richfield.
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Monticello basketball competes at State: boys finish seventh, girls battled hard
Every season, every team starts the year with certain goals and expectations. The sequential goals for the Monticello boys basketball team this season were to win a region title followed by a state...
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Oil and gas leases fund CIB programs
Oil and gas leases on federal land have helped fund more than $58.8 million in projects in San Juan County since 2010.
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The newest issue of Blue Mountain Shadows features stories exploring cultural food patterns. Courtesy photo
New Blue Mountain Shadows explores food
When it comes to “What’s Cookin’?” both necessity and available ingredients have always dictated the end results of human consumption.  The new winter issue of Blue Mountain Shadows explores cultur...
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School report cards show positive, negative areas
The results are in and there is good news and bad news for the twelve schools in the San Juan School District. Report cards for the schools were discussed at the February 12 meeting of the school b...
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Recent storms have provided plenty of raw material for snow creations. This snow dragon in Blanding is particularly compelling, complete with glowing eyes and a propane belching fire. The work is by the grandchildren of Mark and Tamra Lyman, including Emily, Tommy, Edward, Anna, Abe, Allie, Platte, Ada, Maggie, Moses, Sophie, and Lou. Matthew Lyman photo
Epic snowstorm shuts down schools, businesses, roads, and may have brought an end to a drought
The strongest snowstorm in several winters took aim at San Juan County in the past week, resulting in closed schools and businesses, closed highways, copious amounts of snow, and what may be the en...
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Monument Valley and Whitehorse girls aim high at state basketball
As the 2019 1A Girls State Basketball Tournament tips off today, February 27, Whitehorse and Monument Valley both begin a journey they hope takes them to rare territory – staying in the big show fo...
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Rural Online Initiative provides job opportunity
Meetings were held last week in Monticello and Blanding to educate attendees about a new program to train workers in online remote work opportunities.
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Whitehorse High School freshman Leyonah Endischee (center) won third place in the Utah State Senate Visual Arts Scholarship Competition. Todd Anderson photo
Opening doors through art
In the Montezuma Creek community, Georgiana Simpson is providing learning opportunities in a supportive environment. In her Whitehorse High School art class, she emphasizes reflection on personal s...
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